Drama Lessons: Key takeaways from the SDEA Theatre Arts Conference 2021
about 41 months ago (06/16/2021)
Drama Lessons: Key takeaways from the SDEA Theatre Arts Conference 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Courtesy of SDEA June 16, 2021 By Sarah Tang The much-anticipated SDEA Theatre Arts Conference came to a close on 30 May after nine days of workshops, masterclasses and presentations by theatre practitioners and drama educators from 14 countries including India, Greece, United Kingdom (UK), Singapore and Australia. Adapting the well-established live conference format to the online medium, with programmes spanning multiple time zones and networking sessions in between, was itself a testament to the conference’s theme of “Creative Disruption: Exploring New Ground”, with sub-themes of “Education”, “Health”, “Community” and “Citizenship”. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic is a main driver of disruption in the theatre education field today.